Silverton, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Silverton, Colorado, shaded from 9,240 ft on the south side to 9,830 ft at the foot of the West Needle Mountains
Elevation
9,830 ft 2,995 m9,680 ft 2,950 m9,600 ft 2,930 m9,460 ft 2,885 m9,310 ft 2,840 m9,240 ft 2,815 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Silverton sits at about 9,310 ft (2,840 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9,310 ft 2,840 m
most residents: 9,280–9,360 ft
Lowest
9,240 ft 2,815 m
on the south side
Highest
9,830 ft 2,995 m
at the foot of the West Needle Mountains
Average
9,340 ft 2,845 m
all land inside town limits

Silverton spans about 590 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
9,310 ft2,840 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the West Needle Mountains
9,830 ft2,995 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the south side
9,240 ft2,815 m
Town center
USGS map point for Silverton
9,310 ft2,840 m
Average of all land9,340 ft2,845 m
Nearest peak
Sultan Mountain, 2.0 mi southwest of the town limits
13,360 ft4,075 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 9,310 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
194.6 °F90.4 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
71% of sea level

21.1 inHg (71.6 kPa): each breath holds 29% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
14.8% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+19% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Silverton, Colorado, shaded from 9,240 ft on the south side to 9,830 ft at the foot of the West Needle Mountains
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States
Population
731 2024 est.
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
854 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.8119° N, 107.6645° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Animas River → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
81433
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ophir9,720 ft
  2. Silverton9,310 ft
  3. Mountain Village9,290 ft
  4. Rico8,810 ft
  5. Telluride8,760 ft
  6. Lake City8,670 ft
  7. Ouray7,800 ft
  8. Sawpit7,580 ft
  9. Placerville7,460 ft
  10. Portland7,210 ft
  11. Ridgway7,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Handies Peak14,058 ft
  • Vermilion Peak13,870 ft
  • Tower Mountain13,520 ft
  • Sultan Mountain13,360 ft
  • North Twilight Peak13,070 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.